Category: First Nations
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My Seven Sisters Dreaming
Merrill Findlay reflects on the cultural significance of the Pleiades star cluster and Seven Sisters Ridge, in Wiradjuri Country. Her story explores the impacts of colonisation, including the loss of life and knowledge, with particular reference to the 1824 declaration of martial law by British astronomer and colonial Governor, Sir…
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Wahluu (Mount Panorama)
Wiradyuri people commemorated the 200th anniversary of Governor Brisbane’s 1824 declaration of martial law with a corroboree on Wahluu, their sacred mountain. ‘Martial law was the beginning of the almost complete annihilation of Wiradyuri in this region and this story was almost forgotten,’ Wiradyuri leader Yanhadarambal (Jade Flynn) said.
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Celestial Highway
On a road trip into Wiradjuri Country after a painful divorce, author Carly Lorente reflects on themes of grief, identity, and belonging. She finds connection at the Condo SkyFest: Miima Warrabinya, where ancient stories bridge cultural divides, fostering a sense of communal belonging and cosmic exploration.
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Kamay-Botany Bay 1788
In 1788 the eleven ships of Britain’s so-called First Fleet sailed into Kamay-Botany Bay followed, soon after, by the two French ships of Compte de La Pérouse‘s scientific expedition. Both of these arrivals were extraordinarily consequential, although in different ways.
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Kamay-Botany Bay 1770
In April 1770, British navigator Lieutenant James Cook, his officers, guests and crew sailed into Kamay-Botany Bay aboard the British barque Endeavour, after observing the 1769 Transit of Venus in Tahiti and circumnavigating New Zealand. Their arrival is now remembered as one of the most consequential events in Australia’s still-contested…
